A 34-year-old Birmingham man was killed Monday night while gambling and drinking with a group of people in Norwood, police said.

Birmingham police on Tuesday identified the victim as Joseph Smith. He lived in Birmingham.

North Precinct officers were dispatched about 8:46 p.m. to the 3300 block of 15th Court North on a report of someone shot, said Sgt. Bryan Shelton. Once on the scene, officers found Smith lying on the front porch of a home suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to multiple areas of his body.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded to the scene, and Smith was pronounced dead a short time later. Shelton said the preliminary investigation showed that Smith and others were at the home gambling and drinking when an altercation erupted. At some point in the altercation, the Smith was shot.

"We've had this happen before within similar circumstances, but the reality is it only takes one disagreement for violence to happen,'' Shelton said. "We have to resolve our issues without violence and understand a disagreement should not equal death."

Smith is Birmingham's 35th homicide victim this year. No arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham homicide investigators at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.